Why Thursday’s sunset will be special for Seattle

The sun sets in dramatic fashion over north Seattle. (Joshua Trujillo, seattlepi.com)

When the sun sets Thursday, Seattle will be passing an important milestone: the 5 p.m. mark. The Pacific Science Center reports Wednesday’s sunset at 4:59 p.m. was our last to fall pre-5 p.m. until November, when Daylight Saving Time ends.

When the sun goes down on Thursday, it will set at 5:01 p.m. — a significant two minutes to anyone who’s sick and tired of sunset coming before the workday is even over.